A. 
Customers accepting sanitary sewer service must agree to abide by the rules and regulations established in the duly approved AWWU Wastewater Tariff and by those set forth in this Code, including those alterations or amendments which may be made from time to time. The utility reserves the right to establish, by ordinance or in wastewater discharge permits, more stringent standards or requirements on discharges to the municipal sewerage system.
B. 
All users receiving sewer service are obligated to pay for such service in accordance with the applicable rate schedule as set forth in the approved AWWU Wastewater Tariff. However, in the case of a landlord/tenant relationship, the property owner will be held liable for all unpaid billings to the premises.
C. 
Failure to receive a sewer billing for any given period of time does not relieve the customer of the responsibility for full payment for service provided. In the case of a failure by the utility to render a bill to the customer, back payments shall be limited to the most recent six-month period.
D. 
The utility may enter the facilities of any user to determine whether compliance with the requirements of this Code and any wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder is being met and whether the user is complying with all requirements thereof. The user shall allow the utility or its representatives, upon presentation of credentials of identification, ready access to all parts of the premises of the user at all hours for the purposes of inspection, sampling or records examination and copying, and the performance of additional duties. The utility will have the right to set upon the discharger's property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling, inspection, compliance monitoring and metering operations. Any temporary or permanent obstruction to safe and easy access to the facility to be inspected shall be promptly removed by the user at the written or verbal request of the utility and shall not be replaced without written utility approval. The cost of clearing such access shall be borne by the user.
E. 
No user shall install a sewer extension without a checkvalve if the lowest outlet in the building to be served is below the elevation of the top of the manhole nearest the service connection. Checkvalves are required in all existing sewer extensions if the lowest outlet in the building connected to the sewer is below the elevation of the top of the manhole nearest such service connection.
F. 
No user shall install a sewer extension without providing a cleanout outside the building to be served, and, if the sewer extension consists of a pipe longer than 100 feet between the sewer main and the building to be served, without installing additional cleanouts at intervals not exceeding 100 feet. If the pipe connecting the sewer main to the building to be serviced changes direction in any manner exceeding 45 degrees in one bend, or two or more bends placed in an interval of not greater than ten feet, additional cleanouts for each such change of direction shall be installed.
G. 
The customer is responsible for all frozen sewer connections and extensions, unless otherwise provided in the AWWU Wastewater Tariff or this Code.
H. 
When required by the utility, any commercial or industrial user shall install a suitable control manhole on his property to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of wastes. Such manhole, when required by the utility, shall be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the utility. Installation and maintenance expense shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
(AO No. 81-207; AO No. 86-118, 9-4-1987; AO No. 86-119; AO No. 2000-129(S), § 6, 11-21-2000; AO No. 2012-77, § 4, 8-7-2012)
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any user to:
1. 
Introduce or cause to be introduced into the municipal sewerage system any pollutant or wastewater which causes pass through or interference. This general prohibition and the specific prohibitions below apply to all users whether or not they are subject to categorical pretreatment standards or any other national, state, or local pretreatment standards or requirements.
2. 
Discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described pollutants, substances, or wastewater into the municipal sewerage system:
a. 
Any stormwater, surface water, surface runoff, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or other unpolluted water.
b. 
Any water or wastewater which contains petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin in amounts that will cause interference or pass through or which in the opinion of the utility are in amounts greater than that which would be normally construed as incidental in normal discharges.
c. 
Any solid or viscous substance, or liquid that can become viscous when cooled, in amounts capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewerage system such as, but not limited to, fat, grease, uncomminuted garbage, animal guts or tissues, hair, hide, fleshings or entrails.
d. 
Any wastewater which creates a fire or explosive hazard, including, but not limited to, wastewaters with a closed-cup flashpoint of less than 140°F (60°C) using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21. At no time shall two (2) successive readings on an explosion meter, at the point of discharge into the system (or at any point in the system), be more than five (5) per cent nor any single reading over ten (10) per cent of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the meter.
e. 
Any wastewater having a pH lower than 5.0 or higher than 12.5 at any time, or having any corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewerage works.
f. 
Any wastewater which results in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes in a quantity that, in the opinion of the utility, may cause worker health and safety problems.
g. 
Any wastewater containing radioactive substances except in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
h. 
Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or solids which either singly or by interaction with other wastes are sufficient to create a public nuisance, or hazard to life or health, or that are sufficient to prevent entry into the municipal sewerage system for its maintenance and repair.
i. 
Any substance that will cause the utility to violate its NPDES permit.
j. 
Any substance that may cause the municipal sewerage system's treatment residues, sludges, incinerator ash or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process.
k. 
Any wastewater that causes the temperature at the treatment works influent to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
l. 
Any pollutants, including oxygen demanding pollutants, released at a flow rate or concentration that, either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, will interfere with operation of the municipal sewerage system.
m. 
Any wastewater containing medical wastes from industrial users including but not limited to hospitals, clinics, offices of medical doctors, convalescent homes, medical laboratories or other medical facilities.
3. 
Prohibited connection of sanitary sewer with storm sewer system. Interconnect or cause to be interconnected directly or indirectly any part of a sanitary sewer system with any part of a storm sewer system.
4. 
Prohibited discharge at unapproved location. Discharge or cause to be discharged into a sanitary sewer any waters or wastes whatsoever other than through an approved, permanent sewer extension, or at a sewage dump station or other location that has been specifically so designated by the utility.
B. 
Vandalism. No person or entity shall willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, tamper with, or prevent access to any structure, appurtenance or equipment, or other part of the municipal sewerage system.
C. 
Any person or entity found in violation of this section shall be subject to the sanctions set out in this chapter.
(AO No. 81-207; AO No. 86-118, 9-4-1986; AO No. 2000-129(S), § 6, 11-21-2000; AO No. 2012-77, § 5, 8-7-2012)
A. 
No user receiving sewer service may discharge or cause to be discharged, either directly or indirectly, into the municipal sewerage system, any wastewater containing concentrations of pollutants in excess of the following:
 
Pollutant
Limitation (mg/l)
1.
Arsenic
3.7
2.
Beryllium
14.5
3.
Cadmium
0.69
4.
Chromium
2.77
5.
Copper
3.38
6.
Cyanide
1.7
7.
Lead
0.69
8.
Mercury
0.2
9.
Nickel
3.88
10.
Oil or Grease of Animal or Vegetable Origin
250
11.
Silver
2.5
12.
Total Aromatic Hydrocarbons
5.0
13.
Zinc
5.62
B. 
The limitations listed in subsection A of this section apply to the total discharge from a user at the point where the wastewater is discharged to the municipal sewerage system. All concentrations for metallic substances are for total metals. The general manager may impose mass limitations in addition to, or in place of, the concentration-based limitations above. Where a user is also subject to a state limitation (section 26.50.070) or a federal categorical pretreatment standard (section 26.50.080), the more stringent limit or applicable pretreatment standard shall apply.
(AO No. 81-207; AO No. 86-118, 9-4-1986; AO No. 2000-129(S), § 6, 11-21-2000)
No user may discharge to the municipal sewerage system any wastewater in violation of a state discharge limitation, including but not limited to Solid Waste Management Regulations, 18 AAC 60; Water Quality Standards, 18 AAC 70; and Wastewater Disposal Regulations, 18 AAC 72.
(AO No. 86-118, 9-4-1986; AO No. 2000-129(S), § 7, 11-21-2000)
A. 
The Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards found at 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405—471 are hereby incorporated. It shall be unlawful for any user to discharge into any public sanitary sewer in violation of such applicable standards.
B. 
A user may obtain a net gross adjustment to a categorical standard in accordance with 40 CFR 403.15.
C. 
Compliance by existing sources covered by Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards shall be within three years of the date the standard is effective unless a shorter compliance time is specified in the appropriate standard. The utility shall establish a final compliance deadline date for any existing user not covered by Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards or for any categorical user when the local limits for said user are more restrictive than the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standard. New sources and new users are required to comply with applicable pretreatment standards within 90 days from the beginning of discharge. New sources and new users shall install, have in operating condition, and shall start up all pollution control equipment required to meet applicable pretreatment standards before beginning to discharge.
(AO No. 81-207; AO No. 86-118, 9-4-1986; AO No. 2000-129(S), § 8, 11-21-2000; AO No. 2012-77, § 6, 8-7-2012)
A. 
No user shall ever increase the use of process water, or in any way attempt to dilute a discharge, as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with an applicable pretreatment standard or requirement unless expressly authorized by an applicable pretreatment standard, limitation or requirement.
B. 
The utility may impose mass limitations on users that it believes may be using dilution to meet applicable pretreatment standards or requirements, or in other cases where the imposition of mass limitations is deemed appropriate by the utility.
(AO No. 86-118, 9-4-1986; AO No. 2000-129(S), § 9, 11-21-2000; AO No. 2012-77, § 7, 8-7-2012)
A. 
Each user shall provide protection from discharges including, but not limited to, accidental discharges, discharges of a nonroutine, episodic nature, a noncustomary batch discharge or a slug load, that has a reasonable potential to cause interference or pass through, or in any other way violate the POTW's regulations, local limits or permit conditions. The general manager may require any user to develop and implement an accidental discharge/slug control plan in accordance with D. below. Where necessary, facilities to prevent accidental or slug discharges of pollutants shall be provided and maintained at the user's expense. An accidental spill prevention plan/slug control plan to provide this protection shall be submitted to the utility for review and approval before implementation. The utility shall determine which user is required to develop a plan and require said plan to be submitted within 60 days after notification by the utility. Each user shall implement its plan as submitted or as modified after such plan has been reviewed and approved by the utility. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures by the utility shall not relieve the user from the responsibility to modify its facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this section.
B. 
Users shall notify the utility in person or by calling 564-2762 immediately upon the occurrence of an accidental or slug discharge. The notification shall include the location of the discharge, the date and time thereof, the type of waste, the concentration and volume, and the corrective actions taken.
C. 
Within five (5) days following an accidental or slug discharge, the user shall submit to the utility a detailed written report describing the cause of the discharge and measures to be taken by the user to prevent similar future occurrences. Such written notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage of the municipal sewerage system; nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties or other liabilities which may be imposed by this chapter or any other applicable law.
D. 
Any user required to develop and implement an accidental discharge/slug control plan shall submit a plan which addresses, at a minimum, the following:
1. 
Description of discharge practices, including non-routine batch discharges;
2. 
Description of stored chemicals;
3. 
Procedures for immediately notifying the utility of any accidental or slug discharge. Such notification must also be given for any discharge which would violate any of the standards in sections 26.50.50 through 26.50.80 of this chapter; and
4. 
Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental or slug discharge. Such procedures include, but are not limited to, inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants (including solvents), and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.
5. 
Requirements for signs to be permanently posted in conspicuous places on the user's premises advising employees whom to call in the event of a slug or accidental discharge.
(AO No. 86-118, 9-4-1986; AO No. 2000-129(S), § 9, 11-21-2000; AO No. 2012-77, § 8-8-7-12)
A. 
[Notification.] Any user that experiences an upset in operations that places the user in a temporary state of noncompliance with this chapter or a wastewater discharge permit issued pursuant hereto shall inform the utility thereof within 24 hours of first awareness of the commencement of the upset.
B. 
[Follow-up report.] Where such information is given orally, a written follow-up report shall be filed by the user with the utility within five (5) days providing the following information:
1. 
Description of the upset, the cause thereof and the upset's impact on a user's compliance status.
2. 
Duration of noncompliance, including exact dates and times of noncompliance, and if the noncompliance continues, the time by which compliance is reasonably expected to occur.
3. 
All steps taken or to be taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent recurrence of such an upset or other conditions of noncompliance.
C. 
Effect of an upset. An upset constitutes an affirmative defense to an action brought for noncompliance with pretreatment standards if the requirements of subsection D (Conditions Necessary for Demonstration of Upset) are met. The user is responsible during an upset to take reasonable measures to control production and/or discharges to reestablish and maintain compliance with this permit.
D. 
Conditions necessary for demonstration of upset. To establish the affirmative defense of upset, the user shall demonstrate, through properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs, other relevant evidence indicating:
1. 
An upset occurred and the user identifies the cause(s) of the upset;
2. 
The permitted facility was, at the time of the upset, being properly operated;
3. 
The user submitted notice of the upset as required under section 26.50.110A and B.
E. 
Burden of proof. In any enforcement proceeding the user seeking to establish the occurrence of an upset shall have the burden of proof.
(AO No. 2000-129(S), § 10, 11-21-2000; AO No. 2012-77, § 9, 8-7-2012)
A. 
The following users shall file a written notice of intent with the utility at least 90 days before commencing discharge into the municipal sewerage system:
1. 
Users purchasing an existing facility from which a discharge of a non-domestic pollutant into the municipal sewerage system is proposed.
2. 
Users constructing a new facility from which a discharge of a non-domestic pollutant into the municipal sewerage system is proposed.
3. 
Users proposing to discharge a non-domestic pollutant into the municipal sewerage system from a facility which currently does not discharge a non-domestic pollutant.
4. 
Users proposing to discharge a non-domestic pollutant into the municipal sewerage system from a categorical industry or process.
5. 
Users planning to alter or change the activity at the user's facility that will significantly increase or decrease the volume or alter the content of any existing source of non-domestic pollutant discharge into the municipal sewerage system. This does not include changes in volume or content resulting from shifts in existing production levels at the user's facility. For purposes of this subsection, a significant increase or decrease is defined as a 30 percent increase or decrease in the volume of wastewater currently being discharged by a user whose daily average volume of wastewater discharged into the municipal sewerage system is 100,000 gallons per day or less. For users whose daily average volume of wastewater discharged into the municipal sewerage system is greater than 100,000 gallons per day, a significant increase or decrease is defined as a ten percent increase or decrease in the volume of wastewater currently being discharged. An alteration is defined as any change in chemicals utilized within a process, which will significantly alter the characteristics of the wastewater discharge.
B. 
Users identified under subsection A shall submit the notice of intent in writing on a form provided by the utility and shall contain such information as required to allow the utility to evaluate the effect of the proposed discharge on its facilities and operations and to ensure compliance with this chapter.
1. 
The notice of intent shall be signed by a principal executive officer of the user, or a designee.
2. 
The user must receive written approval of the notice of intent from the utility before commencing or significantly altering its discharge.
3. 
Based upon the utility's evaluation of the notice of intent, the user may be required to provide additional information, in accordance with section 26.50.210.
4. 
The user may be issued a wastewater discharge permit or a permit modification, as appropriate, in accordance with section 26.50.240.
C. 
Hazardous waste notification. Any industrial user discharging more than 15 kilograms of hazardous waste, as defined in 40 CFR 261 (listed or characteristic wastes), in a calendar month, or any facility discharging any amount of acutely hazardous wastes, as specified in 40 CFR 261.30(d) and 261.33(e), is required to provide a one time notification in writing to the utility and to EPA Region 10 Office of Air, Waste, and Toxics Director. Any user exempt from this notification shall comply with the requirements contained herein within 30 days of knowledge of a discharge of 15 kilograms of hazardous wastes in a calendar month, or any discharge of acutely hazardous waste to the utility sewerage system.
1. 
Such notifications shall include:
a. 
The name of the hazardous waste, as set forth in 40 CFR Part 261;
b. 
The EPA hazardous waste number; and
c. 
The type of discharge (continuous, batch, or other).
d. 
If an industrial user discharges more than 100 kilograms of such waste per calendar month to the sewerage system, the notification shall also contain the following information, to the extent it is known or readily available to the industrial user:
i. 
An identification of the hazardous constituents contained in the wastes;
ii. 
An estimation of the mass and concentration of such constituents in the wastestreams discharged during that calendar month; and
iii. 
An estimation of the mass of constituents in the wastestreams expected to be discharged during the following 12 months.
2. 
These notification requirements do not apply to pollutants already reported under the self-monitoring requirements.
3. 
When the EPA publishes final rules identifying additional hazardous wastes or new characteristics of hazardous waste, a user shall notify the utility of the discharge of such substances within 90 days of the effective date of such regulations.
4. 
For any notification under this section, an industrial user shall certify the user has a program in place to reduce the volume and toxicity of hazardous wastes generated to the degree the user has determined to be economically practical.
(AO No. 86-118, 9-4-1986; AO No. 86-218; AO No. 2000-129(S), § 11, 11-21-2000; AO No. 2012-77, § 10, 8-7-2012)
A. 
Any user discharging a new source of nondomestic pollutants into the municipal sewerage system shall, unless this requirement is waived upon formal request, construct and maintain a control manhole to allow inspection, control and flow measurement of each wastewater discharge to the municipal sewerage system.
B. 
Any user discharging an existing source of non-domestic pollutants into the municipal sewerage system shall, at the request of the utility, construct and maintain a control manhole to allow inspection, sampling and flow measurement of each wastewater discharge to the municipal sewerage system.
C. 
Each control manhole shall be situated on the user's premises, as defined in the utility's design criteria. Whenever applicable, the general manager may require the construction and maintenance of sampling facilities at specific locations (e.g., at the end of a manufacturing line or a wastewater treatment system). There shall be ample room in or near such control manhole or sampling facilities to allow accurate sampling and preparation of samples for analysis. The facility shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the expense of the user. Access to the control manhole shall be available at all times. All devices used to measure wastewater flow and quality shall be calibrated to ensure their accuracy.
D. 
To ensure that any control manhole constructed is acceptable for use by the utility, drawings and specifications for such facilities shall be submitted to the utility for review and must be acceptable to the utility before construction of the facility.
(AO No. 86-118, 9-4-1986; AO No. 2000-129(S), § 11, 11-21-2000)
A. 
The utility may inspect the monitoring facilities and wastewater pretreatment facilities of any user to determine compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The user shall allow the utility or its representatives, exhibiting proper credentials and identification, ready access to all parts of the premises of the user at all times for the purposes of inspection, sampling, and any additional duties, and during regular business hours for the purpose of records examination and copying.
B. 
The utility is authorized to set up on the user's property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling, inspection, compliance monitoring or metering operations.
C. 
Where a user has security measures in force requiring proper identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards so that, upon presentation of suitable identification, personnel from the utility shall be permitted to enter, without delay, for the purposes of performing their specific responsibility.
(AO No. 86-118, 9-4-1986; AO No. 2000-129(S), § 11, 11-21-2000; AO No. 2012-77, § 11, 8-7-2012)
A. 
Users shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required to comply with this chapter and shall achieve compliance within the time limitations specified by the state, EPA, or the utility, whichever is more stringent. Any facilities required to pretreat wastewater to a level acceptable to the utility shall be provided, operated and maintained at the user's expense.
B. 
Detailed drawings and specifications showing the pretreatment facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the utility for review, and must be acceptable to the utility before construction of the facility. The review of such drawings, specifications and operating procedures will not relieve the user from the responsibility of modifying the facility as necessary to produce an effluent acceptable to the utility under the provisions of this chapter.
C. 
Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or method of operation shall be reported in writing and be acceptable to the utility at least 30 days prior to the user's initiation of the changes.
1. 
Bypass of pretreatment facilities is prohibited, unless:
a. 
The bypass is unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage; or
b. 
There are no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of untreated wastes or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime;
i. 
This condition is not satisfied if adequate back-up equipment should have been installed, in the exercise of reasonable engineering judgment, to prevent bypass occurring during normal periods of equipment downtime or preventative maintenance; and
c. 
The permittee submitted notices as required under subsection C.2 below.
2. 
Notice to the utility is required for the following bypass circumstances:
a. 
Anticipated bypass. If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, the permittee shall submit prior notice, at least ten (10) days before the date of bypass, if possible.
b. 
Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall notify the utility by phone within 24-hours from the time it becomes aware of an unanticipated bypass event. A written submission shall also be provided within five (5) days of the time the user becomes aware of the bypass. The written submission shall contain a description of the bypass and its cause; the duration of the bypass, including dates and times, and, if the bypass has not been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to continue, the steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of the bypass.
D. 
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be required when, in the opinion of the general manager, interceptors are necessary for the proper handling of wastewater containing excessive amounts of grease and oil, or sand;
1. 
Except such interceptors shall not be required for residential users.
2. 
All interception units shall be of type and capacity approved by the general manager and shall be so located to be easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Such interceptors shall be installed, inspected, cleaned, and repaired regularly, as needed, by the user at their expense.
(AO No. 86-118, 9-4-1986; AO No. 2000-129(S), § 11, 11-21-2000; AO No. 2012-77, § 12, 8-7-2012)
A. 
As contained in section 15.65.110, the following are requirements for connection to the public sanitary sewer system:
1. 
When section 15.65.110 prohibits the operation of an on-site wastewater disposal system that system must be removed or abandoned, and rendered harmless at the owner's expense.
2. 
Any lot which is served by on-site wastewater disposal system and for which there is not a second replacement disposal site and to which public sewer is available must connect to public sewer at such time as the on-site wastewater disposal system fails or requires upgrading. Simple repairs of broken pipes, moving parts, or accidental puncture of the tank may be accomplished in accordance with original design standards.
3. 
A public sewer system is available to a lot or parcel:
a. 
When a public sewer line extends the full frontage of at least one side of the lot or parcel; or
b. 
When the lot or parcel abuts a cul-de-sac in which a sewer line extends past the center of the bulb of the cul-de-sac.
4. 
Lots which contain less than 40,000 square feet within lot lines may not construct an on-site wastewater disposal system if the public sewer system has been approved or installed in accordance with title 19. An approved system means a system which will be under construction within one calendar year from the application for an on-site wastewater disposal system.
5. 
A person may not operate a holding tank for more than 60 days after a public sewer is available.
6. 
A property where public sewer was not extended by title 19, with the vote and approval of the property owners, will not be assessed for sewers unless the property owner completes a sewer connect permit application. Upon issuance of the sewer connect permit, the property will be assessed through a permission to enter (PTE) or levy upon connection (LUC) procedure.
B. 
The design and installation of main line extensions and service connections shall meet the current edition of the utility's Design Criteria for Sanitary Sewer and Water Improvements.
(GAAB 16.45.050; AO No. 86-118, 9-4-1986; AO No. 86-119; AO No. 91-120; AO No. 2000-129(S), § 12, 11-21-2000)
A. 
The general manager may require any user to develop, submit for approval, and implement an Industrial Management Practice Plan (IMP). An IMP shall address, at a minimum, the following:
1. 
Description of discharge practices, including nonroutine batch discharges;
2. 
Description of stored chemicals;
3. 
Procedures for immediately notifying the utility of any accidental or slug discharge or load, as required by section 26.50.100; and
4. 
Plans and procedures to minimize the discharge of toxic or hazardous pollutants to the municipal sewerage system, or reduce the impact of toxic/hazardous pollutant discharges by avoiding short-term, high concentration discharges. Such plans and procedures include, but are not limited to, inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants, including solvents, waste recycling and minimization, and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.
(AO No. 2000-129(S), § 13, 11-21-2000)
A. 
Septic tank waste and other liquid wastes approved for discharge may be introduced into the municipal sewerage system only at the Turpin Street or the King Street Septage Dump Stations or locations designated by the general manager, and at such times as are established by the general manager. Such wastes shall not violate Part 2 of this chapter or any other requirements established by the utility. The general manager may require liquid waste haulers to obtain wastewater discharge permits.
B. 
The general manager may require generators of hauled commercial or industrial waste to obtain wastewater discharge permits. The general manager may require haulers of commercial or industrial waste, including but not limited to wastes from sediment traps, industrial (categorical and non-categorical) or commercial holding tanks, grease traps, and oil/water separators, to obtain utility approval for the acceptance of said wastes. Special conditions for acceptance of such waste may be established in an addendum to the hauler's wastewater discharge permit. The permit addendum will specify any special conditions and/or procedures for the utility approved collection, sampling and disposal of such waste types. The general manager also may prohibit the disposal of hauled commercial or industrial waste.
C. 
Liquid waste haulers shall provide, upon request, a report on a form prescribed by the utility. This form shall include, at a minimum, the name and address of the liquid waste hauler, discharge permit number, truck identification, names and addresses of source(s) of waste, and volume and characteristics of waste. The form shall identify the type of commercial or industrial business, known or suspected waste constituents, and that the wastes are considered non-hazardous under RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.; see 40 CFR 261). The general manager may require the liquid waste hauler to provide a waste analysis of any commercial or industrial load or mixed loads prior to discharge.
(AO No. 2000-129(S), § 13, 11-21-2000; AO No. 2012-77, § 13, 8-7-2012)
The utility reserves the right to enter into special agreements with users setting out special terms under which they may discharge to the municipal sewerage system. In no case will a special agreement waive compliance with a categorical pretreatment standard or federal pretreatment requirement. However, the user may request a net gross adjustment to a categorical standard in accordance with 40 CFR 403.15. They may also request a variance from the categorical pretreatment standard from the Regional Administrator of EPA Region X in accordance with 40 CFR 403.13.
(AO No. 2000-129(S), § 13, 11-21-2000)